Valletta, Malta
1569
Valletta, Malta
1573-1578
Valletta, Malta
Mdina, Malta
1697-1702
Valletta, Malta
1566
Valletta, Malta
1731
Mdina, Malta
700 BC-1746
Valletta, Malta
16th century
Gozo, Malta
c. 1500
Gozo, Malta
3600-2500 BC
Qrendi, Malta
3700-3200 BC
Mosta, Malta
1833-1871
Rabat, Malta
1726
Rabat, Malta
300-400 AD
Rabat, Malta
c. 75 BC
Valletta, Malta
1552–1570
Tarxien, Malta
3150-3000 BC
Qrendi, Malta
3600-3200 BC
Valletta, Malta
13th century
Attard, Malta
17th century
Linderhof is the smallest of the three palaces built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the only one which he lived to see completed.
Ludwig II, who was crowned king in 1864, began his building activities in 1867-1868 by redesigning his rooms in the Munich Residenz and laying the foundation stone of Neuschwanstein Castle. In 1868 he was already making his first plans for Linderhof. However, neither the palace modelled on Versailles that was to be sited on the floor of the valley nor the large Byzantine palace envisaged by Ludwig II were ever built.
Instead, the new building developed around the forester's house belonging to his father Maximilian II, which was located in the open space in front of the present palace and was used by the king when crown prince on hunting expeditions with his father.